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Share with others Tweet Because of my work as an entrepreneur, teacher, mentor and now director of Wayra, I have encountered hundreds of entrepreneurs seeking the magic formula for success. While there is no formula that works for everyone, there are a number of tips that I think I can give to avoid (or at least mitigate) the typical mistakes entrepreneurs make,

Share with others Tweet Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has pushed back its timeline to clinch a sale of its prized flash memory chip unit, saying the $18 billion deal was being held up due to differences of opinion within the consortium chosen as preferred bidder. The delay came as the conglomerate sued its chip business partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) for interfering

Share with others Tweet “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially two billion people,” founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg posted. The milestone comes just 13 years after the network was founded by Mr Zuckerberg when he was at Harvard. He famously dropped out of the university after launching the global social-networking website. The internet giant announced it had

Share with others Tweet The creation of a single file can stop the attack from infecting a machine. However, researchers have not been able to find a so-called kill switch that would prevent the crippling ransomware from spreading to other vulnerable computers. Experts are still unsure about the attack’s origins or its real purpose. Given that the ransom amount – $300 –

Share with others Tweet The penalty, of 2.4 billion euros, highlights the aggressive stance that European officials have taken in regulating many of the world’s largest technology companies, going significantly further than their American counterparts. By levying the fine against Google — more than double the previous largest penalty in this type of antitrust case — Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s

Share with others Tweet I just got the new update for the iPad, iOS 11, and it’s the biggest update the iPad has ever gotten. So the big theme behind iOS 11 on the iPad is it’s supposed to make the iPad more of a traditional computer replacement. They added so many features that we’ve been used to using on the Mac

Share with others Tweet Ukraine’s national bank, state power company and largest airport are among the targets of a huge cyber attack on government infrastructure. Rozenko Pavlo, the deputy Prime Minister, said he and other members of the cabinet were unable to access their computers. He tweeted an image of his PC displaying a message claiming a disk “contains errors and needs

Share with others Tweet Imagine a vehicle that can stop if you have a medical emergency, or communicates with other cars about nearby road hazards. We are test driving a car that can do all that — it’s the brand new Mercedes Benz E class coupe. It’s still the number one luxury brand in America. Dealers are often sold out of the

Share with others Tweet Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft have created a joint forum to counter terrorism following years of criticisms that the technology corporations have failed to block violent extremists and propaganda on their platforms. The Silicon Valley companies announced the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism on Monday, saying the collaboration would focus on technological solutions, research and partnerships with

Share with others Tweet If Amazon has its way, cities around the US will have vertical drone centers shaped like giant beehives in the middle of downtown districts, allowing the online retailer to coordinate speedy deliveries by unmanned aircrafts. The company has filed for a patent for “multi-level fulfillment centers” that would accommodate the landing and takeoff of drones in dense urban